Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by LUXEMBURG Rosa
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Revelation, III 15:16
Comrades! You are all aware of the division that exists in the bosom of the intra-party (…)
, by LENIN Vladimir
In No. 40 of Sotsial-Demokrat we reported that a conference of our-Party’s groups abroad had decided to defer the question of the “United States of Europe” slogan pending a discussion, in the press, on the economic aspect of the matter.
At our conference the debate on this question assumed a (…)
, by CONNOLLY James
All thoughtful men and women who observe the political situations of their countries must realise that Ireland is on the verge of one of the most momentous constitutional changes in her history. Some form of self-government seems practically certain of realisation, not because of the increased (…)
, by CONNOLLY James
“The future of the working class requires that all political and social positions should be open to all men and women; that all privileges of birth or wealth be abolished...”
“We will not blame him [George V] for the crimes of his ancestors if he relinquishes the royal rights of his ancestors; (…)
, by CONNOLLY James
Being a discussion of the Lenten Discourses against Socialism delivered by Father Kane, S.J., in Gardiner Street Church, Dublin, 1910.
The Rights of Man is a doctrine popularised by the bourgeois (capitalist) philosophers of the eighteenth century, and has no place in Socialist literature. (…)
, by CONNOLLY James
Connolly’s 1897 article, “Socialism and Irish Nationalism”, from an issue of L’Irlande Libre addresses socialism versus the chauvinist conception of Irish nationalism. Marking the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, we are republishing this from the Marxist Internet Archive. It was (…)
, par ZETKIN Clara
Speech at the Party Congress of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Gotha, October 16th, 1896. Berlin.
The investigations of Bachofen, Morgan and others seem to prove that the social suppression of women coincided with the creation of private property. The contrast within the family (…)
, by MARX Eleanor
May Day is the day of the international working class, chosen in the 1880s as the date to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago and the struggle for an eight-hour working day. May Day recognises that workers throughout the world—no matter what race, nationality, gender or sexuality—have (…)
, by TOUSSAINT Éric
From 2012, the banks were overflowing with cash and made massive purchases of the bonds issued by their own countries. Sovereign debt securities do not require equity, as they are considered to be non-risk. In Spain, for example, Spanish banks borrowed as much as €300 billion for three years at (…)
The young Karl Marx admired and drew inspiration from their tenacious struggle. French belle époque poet and cabaret entertainer Aristide Bruant (subject of a well-known poster by Toulouse Lautrec) immortalized them in his “C’est nous les canuts” , a song which has long been a staple of working (…)
, by TOUSSAINT Éric
We have seen that since the beginning of the 2007-2008 crisis, the European Central Bank (ECB) has played a vital role in saving the big private banks, their owners and directors, while at the same time guaranteeing the continuity of their privileges. We can clearly see that without the ECB, the (…)
, by BOOTH William
Daniel Bensaïd, An Impatient Life, trans. David Fernbach, forward by Tariq Ali (Verso 2013), xxvi, 358pp.
Daniel Bensaïd’s memoir of a life as a socialist in France provides an engaging account of a revolutionary life during the 1960s and after, finds William Booth.
‘So many fallen, to whom (…)
, by DUNN Sinead
Sinead Dunn reviews “Scottish Independence - A Feminist Response”. Recognising the book as a valuable and timely contribution to the referendum debate, Sinead notes how the two authors’ approaches fuse to form a readable, robust and unapologetic feminist voice.
As we reach the final stages of (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
This call launched in the Spanish State had already received some six thousands signatures on January 9, 2015.
--------------------------- The upcoming Greek elections can represent a turning point in the European scenario. Greece has become a political and economic testing ground of the (…)
, by LEONARD Sarah
Syriza and its allies responded to crisis in a way no one could have imagined. Will it work?
Athens, Greece
“Hope is coming!”
That’s the slogan that Syriza, the left-wing Greek coalition party, used throughout the campaign to distinguish itself from its fear-mongering opponents on the (…)
, by ANTENTAS Josep Maria
Presentation:
The rise of Podemos (“We Can”) in the Spanish state – and of its counterpart Podem in Catalonia – has presented a new challenge to both the Catalan independence movement and to the traditional left in that subordinated national component of the Spanish state. Pablo Iglesias and (…)
Controversy over TTIP threatens to delay ratification on a smaller pact with Canada.
A surprising casualty is emerging in the trade debate between the United States and European Union: Canada.
Almost overnight, the pact struck between Ottawa and Brussels in September has been delayed to (…)
, by RODRIGUEZ Teresa, TORRES Carmen
Teresa Rodriguez was interviewed by Carmen Torres for El Mundo on May 30 2015. Hurrying to take the C1 bus which takes her to the Santa Justa station in Seville to go by train to Cadiz. Teresa Rodriguez, secretary general of Podemos in Andalusia and spokesperson of its parliamentary group, has (…)
, by VOSS Michael
The recent parliamentary elections in Denmark can be interpreted in different ways. Certainly, the outcome was not straightforward.
The background to the elections was the 2011 elections that brought a centre-left governmental coalition to power, headed by Social Democracy. It won the (…)
, by OKDE-Spartakos
The Greek government, despite its persistent efforts, failed to win the confidence of the institutions (EU, IMF) and the favor or the hegemonic bourgeois classes of Europe. The vows of loyalty to the repayment of the debt “fully and timely” and the renunciation of unilateral actions, as well as (…)
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